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Lehrmann inquiry boss's win before corruption appeal

A former judge who led an inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann has scored a win in his bid to challenge findings that he engaged in corrupt conduct.

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Judge appeals corrupt conduct finding in Lehrmann case

A retired judge who led an inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann is challenging a report by a corruption watchdog that he engaged in corrupt conduct.

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Bruce Lehrmann appeals against federal court finding he raped Brittany Higgins

Former Liberal staffer says sexual assault described by judge ‘substantially inconsistent’ with violent rape portrayed on The Project

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Secret Lehrmann barrister doesn't want to be 'trolled or harassed', court told

Counsel wants to remain anonymous until appeal gets official date.

The Canberra Times

Lehrmann's barrister hides identity to avoid 'trolling'

Bruce Lehrmann will need to wait the better part of a year to appeal his defamation suit loss but the barrister due to represent him won't be revealed.

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Bruce Lehrmann Avoids Paying $200k To Network 10, Gets The Green Light To Launch Appeal

Bruce Lehrmann avoided a $200,000 security payment, green lighting his appeal against the findings of his defamation case. More details here.

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Bruce Lehrmann allowed to continue appeal in failed defamation action as judge pauses $2m costs order

Lehrmann has sought to appeal against his defamation loss to Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson but his lawyer said he was unable to afford his legal costs

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Critical judgement clears path for Lehrmann to appeal rape finding

The cash-strapped former staffer wins a major legal battle.

The Canberra Times

Lehrmann wins right to appeal without $200k wallop

Bruce Lehrmann can pursue an "arguable" appeal of his defamation loss without stumping up a $200,000 security payment, a judge has said.

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Bruce Lehrmann unemployable and may need to go on OnlyFans ‘or something silly like that’ to make money, lawyer tells court

Federal court hears Lehrmann cannot pay security bond for appeal as his only shot at making money could be going on OnlyFans

The Guardian - AU

OnlyFans Lehrmann's only 'shot at making money', court told

'He's pretty much Australia's most hated man.'

The Canberra Times

Dfat says it has told Israel ‘unacceptable’ targeting of UN personnel in Lebanon must cease – as it happened

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Lehrmann's 'only shot' at income on OnlyFans: lawyer

In resisting a bid for "unemployable" Bruce Lehrmann to pay $200,000 ahead of a defamation appeal, his lawyer says he deserves a chance to clear his name.

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Judge Drags Bruce Lehrmann’s Lawyer For Missing Deadline: ‘What’s This Got To Do With Me?’

Bruce Lehrmann's lawyers have received a pasting from a judge after requesting a late extension to file an appeal for his defamation loss.

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Bruce Lehrmann gets extra time to appeal defamation trial loss as court hears of struggle to recover costs

Lehrmann’s lawyer says he was exempt from $117,000 in court costs ‘because he was on Centrelink’

The Canberra Times

Lehrmann wants to recover legal costs to pay for new counsel

He wants to fund lawyers in bid to overturn sexual assault findings.

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann to ask appeals court to set aside $2m costs order for failed defamation suit

Former Liberal staffer retains criminal solicitor Zali Burrows at the 11th hour after previously planning to represent himself in appeal

The Canberra Times

Lehrmann seeks multi-million dollar costs delay as appeal bid reinforced

Defamation saga ending not in sight.

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NDIS provider to be made example with man's death case

A judge will let a shuttered NDIS provider continue being sued over a disabled man's death in order to promote compliance with the relevant laws.

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Fugitive developer fails to revive defamation case

A judge has refused to restart Jean Nassif's defamation case against 2GB, noting the accused multimillion-dollar fraudster was unlikely to return to Australia.

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Federal Court Rule That Voluntary Assisted Dying Is The Same As Suicide Under Criminal Law

The Federal Court has ruled that voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is considered suicide under criminal law. The decision has been slammed by euthanasia advocates as “retrograde” and “out of step with both contemporary medicine, and contemporary Australia.” This massive decision means that any medical professionals who provide a patient with…

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Telehealth consultations for voluntary assisted dying are illegal under Australian law, court finds

Federal court rules that the definition of ‘suicide’ under criminal law applies to VAD

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NDIS provider's failures in bathtub death cost $400,000

An NDIS provider has admitted it was negligent, careless and failed to provide proper care to a 20-year-old epileptic woman who drowned in a bathtub.

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Surgeon says reputation destroyed by media harassment

An award-winning surgeon and human rights activist has claimed his reputation has been "destroyed" by Nine through a defamatory campaign of over 100 articles.

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Pharmaceutical company Alkaloids of Australia fined $2m in Federal Court for 'deliberate, covert' behaviour

Alkaloids of Australia's conduct in fixing the price of a drug used in over-the-counter motion sickness has been described as deliberate and covert.

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